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4.6 Quiz

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is reapportionment?

a)

changing a state’s population

b)

Process of allocating seats in a legislative body to geographical areas

c)

changing congressional voting districts

2.

What is the vocab term for “electoral divisions for the purpose of electing members of the U.S. House of Representatives”?

(a)  

3.

Why do some states have more representatives in the House of Representatives than other states?

a)

They are richer states

b)

They have a larger population

c)

They are more famous

d)

They were founded earlier

4.

What is the vocab term for “the process of drawing United States electoral district boundaries”?

(a)  

5.

What determines the size of a voting district?

a)

land area

b)

Population

c)

Location

6.

What is the vocab term for “Redrawing political boundaries to benefit one political party or group of people”?

(a)  

7.

How many types of gerrymandering strategies are there, and what are they called?

a)

2; packing and cracking

b)

1; voter distribution

c)

2; redistricting & voter dispersion

d)

1; voter suppression

8.

Is Gerrymandering illegal if it causes a disadvantage based on political party?

a)

Yes

b)

No